Monday 27 January 2014

Business Reflection #1: Fire safety on First Nations a national problem


http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/fire-safety-on-first-nations-a-national-problem-1.2512633
Date: January 27th,2014
Title: Fire Safety on First Nations a National Problem

         In the article " Fire safety on First Nations a national problem" it tells the story of two first nation brothers Solomon and Jostah Ballantyne aged 10 and 9  who burned alive after a fire broke out in on their reservation home in Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan. When asked what the problem was, the reporter got told  that the only fire truck in the area was broken and they couldn't afford to get it repaired. The article goes on to report the fact that people living on First Nations reserve in Canada are 10 times more likely to die in a house fire than people in the rest of Canada.
Personally, I think this is a disgrace to Canadian safety and shouldn't be looked over so easily as it is. As a Canadian I believe that all Canadians, no matter location, race, religion, or nationality should have the feeling of safety in their homes; knowing that if anything would happen there would be someone there to help. My question is: How many more innocent lives is fires going to take across our country's reservations before anyone seems to care? 10? 20? more? personally, I believe there should be none. What do you think?